27 lead systems engineer jobs found in Grand Prairie

Description: About the Role: This position is for a Chief Engineering Manager for the Integrated Guidance System (IGS) program. The successful candidate will report to the PAC-3 Hardware Chief Engineer programmatically and be expected to work closely with the other members of the Lower Tier Integrated Air and Missile Defense (LTIAMD) Chief Engineer staff to ensure synergy across tasks and to communicate lessons learned. What You Will Be Doing • Leading technical efforts and ensuring accelerated execution, design, producibility improvements, qualification, and transition to production • Leading successful demonstration of program development and customer milestones to include system analyses, electrical and mechanical hardware design, integration/test, design verification testing, qualification, and Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) • Coordinating across business sites among engineering, manufacturing, test, logistics, and support functions • Developing and nurturing a...

Description: You will be the Energetics Engineer for the Missiles & Fire Control – Lethality & Survivability team. Our team drives the engineering research, simulation, and analysis that define the lethality, survivability, and protection of missile and launcher systems from concept through production. What You Will Be Doing As the Energetics Engineer you will own the high speed impact and hydrocode simulations that predict weapon performance, and you will translate those results into actionable engineering guidance for payload, warhead, and armor subsystems. You’ll work side by side with system engineers, test engineers, and external subcontractors to ensure every energetic component meets our rigorous lethality and survivability criteria. Your responsibilities will include: • Execute structural hydrocode analyses to predict weapon system performance and lethality. • Build, mesh, and validate hydrocode models for energetics studies. • Assess vulnerabilities of...

Description: You will be the Electrical Engineer for the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) team. Our team designs, develops, and manufactures precision engagement aerospace and defense systems for the U.S. and allied militaries. What You Will Be Doing As the Electrical Engineer you will lead technical coordination and oversight of subsystem suppliers, translating prime contract requirements into clear guidance for our supply base. You will be responsible for developing system level architecture, defining interfaces for subsystems for the Direct Support Fires Technology (DSFT) rockets. Your responsibilities will include: • Providing technical leadership and guidance to subsystem suppliers and ensuring contract requirements flow accurately to them. • Owning the disposition of hardware through Material Review Board Engineer (MRBE) processes as required. • Participating in weekly supplier meetings, communicating issues and status to program leadership, Lockheed...

Description: You will be the Reliability Engineer for the Reliability & Test Engineering Team in Grand Prairie, TX. Our team safeguards product performance by developing, coordinating, and executing technical reliability analyses that ensure our hardware meets rigorous design and contract requirements. What You Will Be Doing As the Reliability Engineer you will be responsible for driving reliability growth across our production hardware. You’ll work hand in hand with design, test and manufacturing engineers, performing root cause studies, supporting reviews, and delivering data driven recommendations that keep our products flying high. Your responsibilities will include: • Conduct Failure Mode, Effects & Criticality Analyses (FMECA) and generate reliability block diagrams. • Develop and execute reliability growth plans; analyze trends to prioritize corrective actions. • Support design reviews, test activities, and prepare for Failure Review Board (FRB) meetings. •...

Description: You will be the Supplier Quality Engineer Associate Manager for the LTIAMD Advanced Programs Team. Our team is responsible for supplier development across advanced programs. What You Will Be Doing As the Supplier Quality Engineer Associate Manager you will be responsible for leading a high‑performing SQE team and driving supplier quality excellence. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Supplier Quality Engineers. Coordinate early supplier engagement, evaluation, risk mapping, and source inspections. Manage recruitment, training, performance assessments, and employee recognition. Oversee root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and compliance with QMS and AS9102. Drive metrics, process improvements, and cost‑saving initiatives using data analytics. Why Join Us The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is passionate about...

Description: About the Role: The Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) Product Center Chief Engineer will lead a cross functional Engineering & Technology (E&T) team responsible for the development, test, and fielding of solid rocket motors in the SRM Product Center. This role provides technical and programmatic oversight, ensuring achievement of performance, schedule, and cost commitments for internal and external. The role will report to the Tactical Missiles LOB Chief Engineer and will work closely with the other members of the Chief Engineering staff to ensure synergy across tasks, communicate lessons learned, and ensure cross program collaboration. What You Will Be Doing • Providing technical leadership that enables the team to meet and demonstrate all milestones on schedule • Developing cross platform propulsion strategies, master test plans, and Statements of Work (SOWs) to support hardware build and platform integration. • Guiding Engineering team, IPT leads and...

Description: You will be the Senior Manufacturing Engineer for the Precision Fires Manufacturing Engineering team. Our team is responsible for delivering advanced manufacturing solutions that drive program success. The role combines hands on, above the shop floor, program responsibilities—such as leading line validations, providing on site supplier support, and managing tooling—with higher level program tasks like affordability analyses, proposal efforts, and cross functional cost reduction initiatives. You will thrive in a fast paced environment, build strong relationships across engineering, supply chain, and operations, and develop project management expertise while advancing manufacturability, efficiency, and quality throughout the program lifecycle. What You Will Be Doing As the Manufacturing Engineer you will be responsible for bridging hands‑on production execution with strategic program initiatives. Lead Production Line Validations for the program at Lockheed...

Description: You will be the Electrical Engineer for the Integrated Air & Missile Defense – Advanced Programs (IAMD AP) Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED) team. Our team is racing to deliver a next generation decoy that defeats anti ship missile threats for the U.S. Navy, driving rapid hardware development across air vehicle, launcher, control electronics, and ship integration subsystems. What You Will Be Doing As the Electrical Engineer you will act as the technical backbone for the LEED program, leveraging fast paced, multidisciplinary development methods to move concepts to flight ready hardware. Your responsibilities will include: • Creating and iterating electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and wiring harnesses for the air vehicle, launcher, launch mechanism, and control electronics. • Applying mechanical design principles to ensure proper packaging, thermal management, and structural integrity of each subsystem. • Troubleshooting system issues in the lab and on...

Description: You will be an Engineering Affordability Program Lead at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) in Grand Prairie, TX responsible for leading initiatives to increase the value of products in the most cost-effective way. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions, and you will play a key role in leveraging the most up-to-date tools and data to drive affordability on programs, creating value for customers. What You Will Be Doing As an Engineering Affordability Program Lead, you will be responsible for: • Performing Affordability Analysis to support Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Design to Cost (DTC), Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV), and Cost Reduction Initiatives (CRI) • Leveraging Commercial/Gov't parametric models, such as TruePlanning and SEER, as well as custom-developed parametric models to determine the correlation between operational or technical requirements and cost • Consolidating and presenting financial key performance indicators,...

Description: Lockheed Martin is seeking a motivated and driven Program Quality Engineer for a position based in Grand Prairie, TX. You will be the Quality Engineer Senior for the ATACMS team. What You Will Be Doing As the Quality Engineer you will be responsible for interfacing with Production, Shop Floor Quality Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering, investigating non conformance issues, organizing and tracking hardware quality audits and FAIs, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • Interfacing with Production, Shop Floor Quality Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering and customers. • Lead investigations of non conformance issues and Provide technical data and analysis to support engineering investigations and root cause/corrective preventive actions. • Drive closure of non conformance reports, and contribute to Corrective Action Board meetings. • Engage in product failure investigations,...

Description: About the Role: This position is for the M-Code Guidance Set (MGS) Chief Engineer role in the Precision Fires Rockets (PFR) Development program area. This role reports to the Precision Fires Rockets Development Chief Engineer programmatically and will be expected to work closely with the other members of the Precision Fires Chief Engineer as well as the PFR program and customer community. What You Will Be Doing: As the MGS Chief Engineer, you will be responsible for: • Providing technical leadership that enables the team to meet and demonstrate all MGS development and production milestones on schedule • Providing technical support and working with the U.S. Government (USG) customer and subsystem suppliers to architect rocket systems to meet the warfighter’s needs • Developing and nurturing a productive partnership with the USG customer • Guiding IPT leads and cross-functional teams in program planning, scheduling, trade studies, design concepts, verification, and...

Description: You will be the Senior Mechanical Engineer for the Missiles & Fire Control (MFC) New Missile Team. Our team drives the concept to production journey for next generation missile systems, delivering robust mechanical designs, model based data, and validated tolerances that keep the program on schedule and on budget. What You Will Be Doing As the Senior Mechanical Engineer you will own every mechanical design artifact that fuels the program. Working side by side with product engineers, production planners, and the global supply chain, you will turn concepts into solid model geometry, Model Based Design (MBD) deliverables, and tolerance analyses that enable rapid, reliable manufacturing. The role sits in the core design organization and collaborates across engineering, production, and logistics, with occasional travel to supplier sites and test facilities. Your responsibilities will include: • Build and maintain 3 D CAD models and 2 D drawings in the Digital...

Description: Missiles and Fire Control in Orlando, Florida an opening for an experience lead test engineer. Our team is responsible for designing, integrating, and ensuring the seamless operation of test systems, and you will play a key role in providing technical support, test equipment improvements, and troubleshooting expertise. What You Will Be Doing As the ATE Test Engineer, you will be responsible for designing test consoles, interface test adapters (ITAs), test cables, and test fixtures. You will be architecting software and writing source code. You will be hands-on integrating the test system hardware, software, and device under test (DUT), then performing verification and validation of the test system. You will work with a range of technologies, including TestStand®, LabVIEW®, Matlab, and C# to control signal generation and measurement tools, conduct Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), and functional testing. Your responsibilities will include: •Designing,...

Description: Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control (MFC) is seeking a motivated and driven Staff Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) for a position based in Grand Prairie, TX to provide support to the Development Programs Team of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) program. The position will require flexible hours with periodic travel to support supplier activity across the United States. What You Will Be Doing As the Staff Quality Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring supplier‑delivered products meet rigorous quality standards and support program milestones. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Review documentation for internal and external manufacturing processes to ensure quality. Support Integrated Product Teams with quality data reviews, yields, schematics, test data, and configuration audits. Lead program part reviews and Failure Review Board meetings, identifying trends and driving corrective actions....

Description: Lockheed Martin is seeking a Quality Engineer Associate Manager for a position supporting multiple programs in Grand Prairie, TX. What You Will Be Doing As the Quality Engineering Associate Manager you will be responsible for driving a quality‑first mindset throughout multi‑functional disciplines and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Lead continuous‑improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma tools. Conduct audits and assessments to ensure ISO 9001 / AS9100 compliance. Partner with engineering and manufacturing to develop and maintain quality control systems. Present performance briefings and technical reviews to site and program leadership. Mentor and develop team members, overseeing recruitment, training, and performance management. Why Join Us The ideal candidate is collaborative, analytical, and passionate about elevating product quality. This role...

Description: You will be the Electrical Engineer for the Missiles & Fire Control (MFC) team. Our team designs, develops and manufactures precision engagement aerospace and defense systems for the United States and allied militaries. What You Will Be Doing As the Electrical Engineer you will lead technical coordination and oversight of subsystem suppliers, translating prime contract requirements into clear guidance for the supply base. You will own your assigned subsystem, drive issues to resolution and support the production line. Your responsibilities will include: • Providing technical leadership and guidance to subsystem suppliers and ensuring contract requirements flow accurately to them. • Owning the disposition of hardware through Material Review Board Engineer (MRBE) processes and supporting rocket production. • Leading weekly supplier meetings, communicating issues and status to program leadership, Lockheed Martin and government customers. • Evaluating...

Description: This position is responsible for overseeing quality operations for international programs across Precision Fires. Our team is responsible for ensuring the quality of products and processes, and you will play a key role in managing a team of quality professionals and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive quality excellence. What You Will Be Doing As the Quality Engineering Associate Manager, you will be responsible for leading a mixed team of domestic and international employees that applies quality principles in various areas, including development of quality management systems, design, production control, and product evaluation. You will perform technical evaluations, collaborate with program management and customers on quality-related issues, and engage in product failure investigations and corrective action development. Duties include, but not limited to: -Managing a team of quality professionals who apply quality principles in areas such as...

Description: Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) is one of four Lockheed Martin business areas. We are experiencing growth and looking for a Design Verification Testing Lead Engineer for our beautiful Grand Prairie, TX site! You will be the Design Verification Testing (DVT) Lead Engineer for the RF Sensor Product Center (RFSPC) in testing across various missile flight environments, ensuring the development of reliable and robust products. This candidate will be responsible for planning, executing, and analyzing DVT activities, as well as developing a comprehensive plan for production latent manufacturing defect testing. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams,...

Description: We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Electrical Engineer with deep expertise in designing and integrating Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for complex electrical systems, subsystems, and circuit card assemblies (CCAs). With 7 - 12 years of hands-on experience, you will lead the electrical design aspects of custom ATE solutions, interface with cross-functional teams (product design, manufacturing, software/test engineers), troubleshoot production issues, and drive improvements in test coverage, reliability, and efficiency. This role involves architecting robust, production-ready test solutions in high-reliability environments. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the full-cycle electrical design of custom ATE systems, including schematics, PCB layouts, cable/interconnect drawings, fixture design (“bed of nails” or flying probe), signal conditioning circuits, switching matrices, and power distribution. • Specify, select, and integrate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)...

Description: You will be the Integration, Test, and Evaluation Engineer for our team, responsible for leading the integration, testing, and evaluation of complex systems. Our team is responsible for ensuring that integrated hardware meets physical, functional, and performance objectives. What You Will Be Doing As the Integration, Test, and Evaluation Engineer, you will be responsible for generating test procedures and plans, preparing test readiness review packages, integrating a development effort, and executing qualification testing. You will also write qualification test reports and support subcomponent and subassembly integration, as well as the build of subassembly hardware and test equipment. Your responsibilities will include: • Generating test procedures and plans • Preparing test readiness review packages • Executing qualification testing • Writing qualification test reports • Supporting subcomponent and subassembly integration • Supporting the build of subassembly...